Josef Marsalek's chess openings
🇨🇿 CzechiaFIDE 1975128 games
Josef Marsalek, from Czechia, has 128 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Josef Marsalek most often opens with 1.d4 (50% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White64 games · +21 =27 −16 · 54%
As Black64 games · +12 =27 −25 · 40%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening50%32 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening47%30 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening2%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d3 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense68%25 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game22%8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense8%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense79%15 games · scores 37% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense11%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6
- 1...d5 Closed Game11%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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